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How Does Microsoft’s
Latest Browser Internet Explorer 8 Rate?
Most Give It a Thumbs Up
The latest version of Microsoft’s web browser, Internet Explorer 8
(IE8), has been released and the general consensus is that most people
like the new features, although there is some grumbling.
Compared to IE7, this new version offers some handy features to
simplify the web experience. These features include:
Improved Tabs – When you open a new tab from a page you are
viewing, IE8 places the tabs together and color codes them to form a
group so you can quickly find related pages.
Increased Reliability – If you open a page that is damaged or
corrupted, IE8 only closes the affected tab rather than the entire
browser.
Enhanced Security – IE8 includes new security features such as
cross-scripting filters and anti-phishing functions that block known
phishing sites as well as show you a web page’s main domain so you can
feel confident you are on a legitimate site.
Accelerators – You can deliver information from another website
directly to the current page you are on with a single click, such as
highlighting an address then calling up a map to show the location
without leaving the current page.
Web Slices – These deliver information to IE8 from a web page
you are not currently visiting, letting you monitor things like stock
prices without navigating to the financial page.
Private Browsing – In this mode, IE8 will automatically delete
all cookies, passwords, temporary files, and history when you close the
browser.
Compatibility View – Pages designed for older browser versions
may not display properly on IE8, but it can automatically switch to a
compatibility mode that will correct the problem.
Most reviewers like the additions and enhancements that streamline the
viewing experience and are now favorably comparing IE8 to its
competitor Firefox. Still, there are some detractors. Users are
reporting that IE8 can be a memory hog with its linked tabs and that it
seems slower in operation than IE7. For most, however, the enhanced
features and improved Internet experience make IE8 a worthwhile
upgrade.
If You Delete a File By
Mistake, Now You Can Get it Back
Undelete-Plus 3.0 Now Available
No matter how careful we are, we all make mistakes. Fortunately, when
we mistakenly delete files from our computer there are ways to recover
them. We can “undo” the delete.
When a computer, camera or a similar hardware device deletes a file it
doesn’t actually remove the information. Deleting a file simply marks
the space where it was stored as empty and available. Until that space
is needed again, nothing happens to the data. This is a bit like
leaving something in your hotel room when you check out. It stays right
there until someone comes in and disposes of it.
So if you delete a file by mistake, chances are you’ll be able to get
it back. You just need software to search the “empty” spaces to find
and retrieve it. That’s the job of UndeletePlus – Phoenix Technologies’
file recovery software that works with PCs, flash drives, digital
cameras, and other products that store data. Simply scan for deleted
files, select those you want back, and click a button to restore the
information or image you thought was lost forever.
Of course, not all files can be recovered all of the time. If
housekeeping has already cleaned your hotel room, you probably can’t
retrieve that left behind item. Computers are designed to reuse the
space that deleted files occupied. As a result, deleted files can be
permanently damaged or destroyed.
Fortunately, most computers have lots of space available for saving
data, so there’s a good chance that your recently deleted file will be
retrievable. The longer a file has been deleted, the less likely you’ll
be able to recover it. UndeletePlus will inform you of the chances for
recovering the file you want to retrieve.
UndeletePlus helps you find the deleted file you want to restore by
allowing you to:
- Filter the scanning results by file name, size, type, and date
created.
- Sort the results by name, size, recovery status, and original
location.
- Preview the file’s contents – text or image as appropriate – so you
can be sure you recover the one you want.
- Recover multiple files simultaneously so you don’t have to pick
just one.
- Recover files and save to a different drive or partition so that
restoring the files doesn’t damage anything on the original drive, not
even other unrecovered files.
Mistakes don’t have to be irreversible, especially computer ones. For
accidental file deletion, UndeletePlus lets you undo the error. Try
UndeletePlus now at www.undeleteplus.com.
If Your PC is Running Slow, Run a Scan
Using Up-to-Date Anti-Virus Software
If Your PC is Running Slow, Run a Scan Using Up-to-Date Anti-Virus
Software If your PC begins behaving sluggishly or programs start
inexplicably failing, or you see items in your email “Sent” folder you
didn’t send, it’s very likely that your computer has a virus.
Most computer viruses are multi-headed monsters that can embed
themselves deep within your PC in ways that are very difficult to
remove. If you think you have a virus, the first step is to do a full
system scan using an anti-virus software like McAfee Internet Security.
In addition, you should take the following precautions:
- Immediately disconnect your PC from the Internet or Intranet by
unplugging the network cable. This will prevent the virus from using
your computer to steal your private information or infect other
computers.
- Back up your documents, pictures, and other personal data to a CD
or DVD. Do not back up applications because they may also have been
infected by the virus. A regular backup of your important data files
should be part of your normal routine to avoid any data loss.
- When using an anti-virus program, be sure you have the most recent
version of the software to get the best chance for eradicating the
virus.
- Reboot your computer after running the anti-virus software and scan
it again to detect any lingering viruses.
- If the anti-virus software is unable to remove the virus or the
problem returns, you may need to reformat the hard disk and reinstall
the operating system and applications from the original disks.
- Most people get viruses because they are not running up-to-date
anti-virus software. The best way to prevent problems in the future is
to update your anti-virus software annually and to set the program to
automatically download new definitions as they become available.
For More Information, check out Computer Virus
on Wikipedia.
Learn more about McAfee Internet Security
How to Stop Programs from Launching
Automatically When You Boot Up
Whenever you boot up your PC, do you have a program that automatically
launches? Do you want to stop it from doing that but haven’t figured
out how? Most good programs will have options that determine how they
behave when Windows starts up on an options or settings page. Other
programs may not give you the option to disable them.
In most cases, you can find the annoying program being started under
one of the keys in the registry. To change it, follow the instructions
below.
NOTE: We recommend always backing up the registry before making any
changes. Run the program RegEdit. You can sometimes find this under the
Start menu, or you can launch it by choosing the Run command, typing in
RegEdit and hitting the key.
Choose the Find command under the Edit menu, and locate the following
keys in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion
\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion
\RunServices
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion \Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion
\RunServices
Usually the offending program will be in one of these locations. Simply
delete the specific key to the program, save your changes, and restart
your PC.
Run a RegistryWizard scan now – your all-in-one tool for correcting
errors in your PC’s registry.
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